Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business
- 2h 37m
- Patrick Lencioni
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2004
In his latest page-turning work of business fiction, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni provides readers with another powerful and thought-provoking book, this one centered around a cure for the most painful yet underestimated problem of modern business: bad meetings. And what he suggests is both simple and revolutionary.
Casey McDaniel, the founder and CEO of Yip Software, is in the midst of a problem he created, but one he doesn’t know how to solve. And he doesn’t know where or who to turn to for advice. His staff can’t help him; they’re as dumbfounded as he is by their tortuous meetings.
Then an unlikely advisor, Will Peterson, enters Casey’s world. When he proposes an unconventional, even radical, approach to solving the meeting problem, Casey is just desperate enough to listen.
As in his other books, Lencioni provides a framework for his groundbreaking model, and makes it applicable to the real world. Death by Meeting is nothing short of a blueprint for leaders who want to eliminate waste and frustration among their teams, and create environments of engagement and passion.
About the Author
Patrick Lencioni is president of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm, and the author of several best-selling books. In addition to his work as an executive coach and consultant, Pat is a sought-after speaker. Prior to founding The Table Group, he worked at the management consulting firm Bain & Company, Oracle Corporation, and Sybase, where he was vice president of organizational development.
In this Book
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Death by Meeting—A Leadership Fable...About Solving The Most Painful Problem In Business
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Introduction
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Preview
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Flashback
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Plot Point
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Protagonist
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Part Four: Action
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Resolution
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The Paradox Of Meetings
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Executive Summary
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Lack Of Drama
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Lack Of Contextual Structure
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The Biggest Challenge Of All: “the Myth Of Too Many Meetings”
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A Final Thought On Meetings
